Tulsi Gabbard’s glamorous ex-CIA deputy – and RFK Jr.’s daughter-in-law – QUITS White House as Trump faces mutiny
Tulsi Gabbard’s glamorous right hand Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a former CIA officer married into the Kennedy clan, is out at the White House as whispers swirl of a Trump feud with his top spies over Iran.
Sources familiar with Kennedy’s plans say her resignation stems from her disagreement with Trump’s decision to launch strikes on Iran, according to the Washington Post.
She is the second of Gabbard’s top deputies to quit over the Iran conflict. In March, Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, stepped down after claiming Israeli leaders had misled Trump about the imminent threat Iran posed to the US.
Backed by her father-in-law, RFK Jr., Kennedy tried but failed to become the deputy director of the CIA after Trump’s 2024 election due to pushback from Republican senators who worried she would impose disruptive changes at the agency.
Inside the administration, people familiar with her work said she focused on human espionage, new intelligence-gathering technologies and East Asia.
‘We are grateful to Amaryllis Fox Kennedy for her leadership and exceptional service,” Gabbard told the Daily Mail in a statement. ‘Under her leadership, we successfully aligned the Intelligence Community agencies with the Administration’s and ODNI’s goals, driving a unified approach to our mission.’
Kennedy sent an email to colleagues earlier this month informing them she was leaving to return to the private sector. She made no mention of the war and praised Trump in the message.
Since the war began, Gabbard has faced persistent calls to resign over her opposition to US military action in Iran.
She is the second of Gabbard’s top deputies to quit over the Iran conflict. In March, Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, stepped down after claiming Israeli leaders had misled Trump about the imminent threat Iran posed to the US
An oil tanker burns after being hit by an Iranian strike in the ship-to-ship transfer zone at Khor al-Zubair port near Basra, Iraq, late Wednesday, March 11
Sources familiar with Kennedy’s plans say her resignation stems from her disagreement with Trump’s decision to launch strikes on Iran
The Daily Mail has contacted the White House for comment.
Kennedy served simultaneously as a deputy to Gabbard at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, an associate director at the Office of Management and Budget, and a member of Trump’s Intelligence Advisory Board.
Her roles managing intelligence and oversight raised concerns among some current and former US officials, according to the Washington Post.
